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What’s Next for DAF Reform?

Advocates are exploring paths to reform through Congress, Treasury and the state level

Kaila Philo
DAF Reform
Magic Cabinet
What’s Next for DAF Reform?What’s Next for DAF Reform?
A New Vision of Fiscal Sponsorship

Thaddeus Squire wants to push the field in new, equitable directions

Ben Wrobel
Magic Cabinet
Can a New Survey of Fiscal Sponsors Drive a Conversation on Commoning?Can a New Survey of Fiscal Sponsors Drive a Conversation on Commoning?
Report Roundup: December 2023

We read several recent reports about grassroots grantmaking... so you don’t have to

Proximate
Magic Cabinet
Report Roundup: December 2023Report Roundup: December 2023
Fenomenal Funds' Non Competitive Grant System

Who funds the funders? Fenomenal Funds used PGM to resource women’s funds during the pandemic

Proximate
Magic Cabinet
5 Minutes with… Ledys Sanjuan Mejía5 Minutes with… Ledys Sanjuan Mejía
A participação pode ajudar a reavivar a confiança na democracia brasileira?

Meses após o ataque ao Congresso Nacional, o Presidente Lula está apostando em uma nova plataforma para dar voz aos cidadãos em sua democracia

Marcela Martins
A participação pode ajudar a reavivar a confiança na democracia brasileira?A participação pode ajudar a reavivar a confiança na democracia brasileira?
How We Did It: Building the PGM Community of Practice

A reflection on the growth of the 1,500-person participatory grantmaking community

Hannah Paterson
How We Did It: Building the PGM Community of PracticeHow We Did It: Building the PGM Community of Practice
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